DocumentCode :
1542810
Title :
Engineering concepts: Introductory engineering courses should teach more than just rules and formulae
Author :
Akai, Terrence J.
Author_Institution :
College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame; Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Volume :
5
Issue :
2
fYear :
1986
fDate :
5/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
15
Lastpage :
16
Abstract :
Most engineering colleges seek to orient their students to engineering by requiring them to take a college-wide introductory course. At the University of Notre Dame, this introductory course is titled Engineering Concepts, and is required of all freshmen intending to major in engineering. The content of and philosophy behind this course will be used as the basis for this discussion at engineering education.
Keywords :
Education courses; Engineering education;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0278-6648
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MP.1986.6500827
Filename :
6500827
Link To Document :
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